Master of his heart

Chapter 445

Chapter 445

Max racked his brain, only to realize that the bulk of his time was spent chained to his desk, working overtime. The only respite from his disciplined yet dull routine was the occasional beer with Andrew and a few other colleagues.

Pulling out his phone once more, he stared at the screen. True to form, Brielle hadn’t sent any

messages.

After driving for a bit, Max couldn’t shake off his concern. He pulled over, hesitated, and then sent a text. [What are you up to?]

Worried that she was still upset with him, he pondered for a while before scrolling through the emoji options in WhatsApp and sending a rose for the first time.

Sending a rose was a safe bet, right?

Max wasn’t one for emojis, and he rarely chatted on WhatsApp. Apart from replying promptly to Brielle, he would typically ignore messages from others unless they were of utmost importance.

lay there, blankly staring at the ceiling. When hunger struck, she would just ask the doctor

numb. She felt a bone–deep chill paired with an aching pain. Her phone chimed, but

reply and started to think that maybe she didn’t like roses after all. He opened the emoji menu again, searching earnestly until he found a fireworks emoji. They had watched fireworks together once, and she had loved

then decided it wasn’t enough and sent five more in a row. After sending

phone was eerily silent. He started to question whether there was an issue with his

so

reluctant to admit that Brielle might’ve

what it was like to be given the cold

thought. Just as he was about to call Patrick to

if I take a

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